Huddersfield’s newly refurbished office building Independence House has welcomed its first tenant since being acquired by Orchard Facilities Management.

Marketing company KC Communications, founded just over two years ago by Katrina Cliffe, has moved into the top floor of the landmark property on Halifax Road, which also serves as Orchard’s new national headquarters.

Katrina Cliffe said the building’s location, flexible terms and enterprise level of services appealed to her growing business.

“There are very few offices in the Huddersfield area that can offer free parking for both tenants and visitors, superfast broadband and fully serviced flexible terms so we moved quickly to secure the space we needed to give us room to grow,” said Katrina.

“The fact that Independence House is just off junction 24 of the M62 made it a good choice for us strategically to host client meetings and give us easy access to our customer base,” she added.

“This is an exciting time for KC Communications. Already our relocation to Independence House has enabled us to expand the team and our service offering. Our clients also favour the location and the facilities we have on offer, meaning more client meetings are being hosted at our new location.”

Gareth Henderson, Managing Director of Orchard Facilities Management, said he was delighted to welcome the KC Communications team.

“Orchard’s directors are passionate about supporting fledgling businesses in Calderdale and Kirklees and we have thought very carefully about the services they will need to make growth and success as easy as possible.

“High performance fibre broadband, the provision of office furniture and the fact that a direct dial telephone number can be set up for tenants within minutes means the practical side of running a business is taken care of so that they can focus on the day to day.

“We are looking forward to getting to know the team and our future tenants.”

Independence House operates an incubator for young and growing businesses as well as a range of serviced offices from 186 sq ft to 992 sq ft on a flexible license. Full office suites are available from 1624 sq ft to 8396 sq ft, as a whole or floor by floor on a longer term lease.